SUSTAINABLE CITIES

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Regenerate old builings like warehouses for new use such as residential, business or leisure.Printworks in Manchester, the church in Gorton that is now an indoor climbing centre.reduce - reuse - recyclereduce the CO2 emissions by reducing the number of cars.by using renewable energy such solar powerand wind.recycle glass, plastic and more household wasteUse wood chippings as bio fuels to power boilers for heating.reduce emissions byusing electric and hybrid cars and buses.recycle grey water in the household

Providing open space like parks andgardens and green areas. Smaller cityparks and city centre spaces improve the environmental quality and sustainable. Picadilly Gardens, Heaton Park, Debdale park. Open space can also be provided by openingup canal paths for leisure use.Sustainable cities HOTRIB and issuesHistorical Buildingsopen spaceLots of stuff here.Sustainable cities will have excellentpublic transport networks that areINTEGRATED for ease of use.BUs LANESCAR SHARING and CAR CLUBSCONGESTION CHARGESPARK and RIDEtrying to encourage people to usepublice transport and rely less on cars.

INVOLVE COMMUNITIESoften the most difficult to do.by asking residents and locals what they want you are more likely to provide services they need and these services will be widely used and last longer - this makes them more sustainableBROWNFIELDSites like the old hat factory in Denton which is now Crown Point North and the Etihad stadium site are old brownfield sites often found in the inner city. Inner cities have a large number of brownfield and old factory sites that can be redeveloped and regenerated.Once developed the new areas often attract professional people who work in the CBD - this is the GENTRIFICATION of an area.transportETHNIC SEGREGATION IN CITIESgroups tend to want to live in areas where same cultures are.Like to live close to place of worship.like to live amongst people who speak the same language.often in cheaper housing of the inner cities.solutions to ethnic segregationmulti language leafletsmore female doctorsCOFFS - community outreach workersMore integrated schoolsCASE STUDIES for SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Curitiba Brazil city in south of Brazil with 1.8 million peoplewants to improve environment, reduce waste, reduce pollution and improve the quality of life for people.REDUCE CAR USEgreat bus system used by 1.4 million people per daypre pay staions - bus only lanescheap fares benefit poorer residents who tend to live onthe edge of city.200 Km of bike paths in the citySO POPULAR car use is 25% lower than rest of Brazil Curitiba has some of the lowest levels of air pollution.PLENTY OF OPEN SPACE - green space up from 0.5m per person in 1950 to 52 m2 in 1990. 1000 parks added to city in areas prone to flooding so no serious damage if it floods.Good recycling schemes 70% of rubbish recycledResidents given food and bus tickets for recycling own waste in areas where streets are too narrow for weekly rubbish collection.reduction in car use means less pollution and less use of fossil fuelsopen spaces conserves the natural environment people in the future will be able to use themhigh levels of recycling means fewer resources are used and less waste goes to landfillMore resources available for people in the futureCuritiba is a nice place to live 99% of residents said they were happy with their townCURITIBA HAS BEEN A SUCCESS STORYISSUES - HousingThink Hulme Case studyCity ChallengeNDC - New Deal for Communities launched by the Labour Gov in 1999 as a way to help deprived inner city areas.SOCIALECONOMICENVIRONMENTAL issues of older inner city areasKnocked down the old terraced housing and replaced them with the Crescents - damp / cold / rat infested / crime walkways / drug / child safety / unemployment issues